Person

Currie, George Alexander (1896 - 1984)

Born
13 August 1896
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Died
4 May 1984
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation
Agricultural scientist and Vice-Chancellor

Summary

George Currie was appointed Hackett Professor of Agriculture, University of Western Australia in 1939. He was specially commissioned in 1945 to make a survey and report to the Commonwealth Department of Post-War Reconstruction on rural training for ex-service personnel.

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Chronology

1923
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) / Agricultural Science (BScAgr), University of Aberdeen in Scotland
1923 - 1926
Career position - Manager of Salter Estates Co in Sarina, Queensland
1926 - 1929
Career position - Assistant Entomologist with the Cotton Section Department of Agriculture and Stock in Brisbane
1929 - 1937
Career position - Senior Research Officer in the Noxious Weeds Section of CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) in Canberra
1936
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Aberdeen
1937 - 1939
Career position - Principal Research Officer for CSIR's Noxious Weeds Investigations
1939
Career position - Hackett Professor of Agriculture, University of Western Australia
1940 - 1945
Career position - Vice-Chancellor (part time), University of Western Australia
1946 - 1952
Career position - Vice-Chancellor, University of Western Australia
1952 - 1962
Career position - Vice-Chancellor, The University of New Zealand
1955
Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne

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  • Currie, G. A., A Scientist in Search of Education. John Murtagh Macrosan Memorial Lecture (Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 1948). Details

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See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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